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Meet the Singers

Thom Barkes

​Thom grew up in a house full of music. He played and sang all through Jr. and Sr. High school years, and then on to music school after graduation. He lived in many different places and played in many different bands throughout his adult years, perfecting his harmony singing skills and his instrument playing skills. In 2014, Thom and his partner moved to Port Townsend and found a very large and diverse musical community, including maritime music. He joined Quimper’s Watch in 2024.

Christopher Gilbert

Christopher splits his time between Port Townsend and Gloucestershire, England. He was born in the East End of London and often lets his Cockney accent shine through. He cut his “folk-teeth” on the traditional English pursuit of Morris Dancing and learned to sing folk songs the hard way - in front of rough-and-tumble British pub audiences and folk clubs.

www.cj-gilbert.com

Brian Ledford

Brian, like many, got his start singing in choirs as a teenager. He then went on to front numerous bands and write, record and perform his own music. He relocated to Port Townsend in 2015, after falling in love with the music/arts rich community and maritime history. Quimper's Watch has reignited his passion for multi-part harmony singing and the opportunity to learn and carry on the history and tradition of maritime music.

Chuck Lentz

Chuck splits his time between Port Townsend and St. Paul, Minnesota. He has been singing and performing maritime, folk, Celtic and Americana music for more than 25 years.  He regularly leads participatory pub sings back in the Twin Cities and relishes big choruses and group singing.  For Chuck, it’s all about the harmony.

Chris Yob

​Chris retired to Port Townsend in 2019 and found a perfect slip in Boat Haven for his sailboat.  He got his start singing and playing guitar with the Seattle Fire Station 18 string band. His love of Maritime music comes from his 20 plus years of racing and sailing on the Salish Sea.